tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post1527825200958085626..comments2023-12-13T08:45:02.282-06:00Comments on On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Feeling Angry and Frustrated When Change Happens is NaturalAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-47367588591410603782008-03-05T16:00:00.000-06:002008-03-05T16:00:00.000-06:00I'm going to answer this in sort of a personal way...I'm going to answer this in sort of a personal way. I know exactly what you're talking about. As a reader of my blog, you know I've faced my share of s--t rolling down on me this past year. I've struggled with coping with a deluge of problems and obstacles and the loss of a major portion of my income because of the poor economy. I think part of the issue for me has been the loss of "real" connections in how we work. People use e-mails and voice messages...and yes, even blogs... to distance themselves from one another. So, it's easy to pile on the problems for someone else because it's done with the click of a mouse or a voice message left as 3 a.m. I find myself reaching out more and more to a network of people who are beginning to feel like I am. I just got a press release from a University of Michigan professor who says that our reliance on electronic communication is actually making us more miserable in many ways. And, there's an interesting story in the latest issue of "O" where a woman gave up electronic communication for one month and felt much less stressed by what she had to accomplish every day. I don't know if this is really an answer, but let's keep talking and maybe we can come up with some answers, Scot.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-91023664655801385082008-03-05T15:03:00.000-06:002008-03-05T15:03:00.000-06:00What I'm really interested in, Anita, is not how p...What I'm really interested in, Anita, is not how people cope with one change as described here -- as good as this advice is -- but multiple changes happening all at once. You know, like what happens every day.<BR/><BR/>How do people manage to face the loss, grieve, and move on with multiple changes? Do they keep a scorecard for each change and analyze how they are doing for each one? <BR/><BR/>I'm re-reading this and it may appear coming across as negative, but I'm personally struggling with helping my readers deal with the multiples of every day business: multiple projects, multiple teams, matrix managers, multiple initiatives, multiple goals, and conflicting priorities.<BR/><BR/>Most of what I read in the literature reflects this single minded approach to work issues when the real problem is the multiple events happening all of the time that cry out for a discipline to address all the stuff.<BR/><BR/>Have you seen anything like that out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-25597497327816486922008-03-05T09:20:00.000-06:002008-03-05T09:20:00.000-06:00I think everyone is allowed to bitch and moan a bi...I think everyone is allowed to bitch and moan a bit...but then they've got to suck it up and move on. If they don't,,ell, as you say, no one likes a whiner, and bosses get rid of those they don't like. (I'm doing OK, but one-armed typing is a pain!! Thanks for the good wishes.)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-1265411177962751642008-03-05T08:42:00.000-06:002008-03-05T08:42:00.000-06:00Thanks for another great post, Anita. I hope you ...Thanks for another great post, Anita. I hope you are recovering well!<BR/><BR/>The ability to adapt to change is probably one of the most important "soft" skills employees can have.<BR/><BR/>Remember when "telecommuting" was a novelty? The workplace will continue to change and evolve in the near- and long-terms. Workers, managers and top-level executives must learn to embrace the changes that will come in the next decade. No one likes a whiner.<BR/><BR/>Miriam Salpeter<BR/>Keppie Careers<BR/>www.keppiecareers.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com